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Buckinghamshire Council

… the Council issued a response to a consultation by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) - “Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes”. The consultation asked for views on a range of options for improving the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards legislation which currently requires landlords in the private rental sector to ensure properties have…

… for installing insulation and other energy efficiency measures (to reduce energy demand) and a solar PV system. The feasibility study was conducted by ReEnergise and funded by the Rural Community Energy Fund. In July 2022 the results of the assessment were published. It concluded that the best option would be for air source heat pumps to be installed when the (relatively new) existing boilers…

… communities transition to low or zero emissions can result in cost savings, especially with energy costs where they are. In the transport sector we have encouraged e-scooter and e-bike usage. In the home we have come up with ways to help reduce energy consumption via the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery and Buckinghamshire Solar Together schemes. Workplace energy usage has seen assistance…

… friendly actions taken and recorded on the AWorld App have resulted in 14 tonnes of CO2 being saved, 91 domestic properties have been retrofitted with energy efficiency measures with funding from the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme, and there were 6,990 registrations to the Buckinghamshire Solar Together initiative. Over the forthcoming year many initiatives will come…

…) • Establishing e-scooter and e-bike rental schemes • Promoting a solar PV system group-purchasing (Solar Together) scheme for resident and small business owner occupiers • Funding the installation of energy efficiency measures in eligible homes via the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery Scheme • Launching a Zero Waste Map that shows all the shops, recycling points and businesses…